I'm living with a roomate but I want to live alone now! Please help...?

Question

The dilemma here is: If I go now I wont save enough since I don't pay that much because I'm sharing the apartment, so in that case the advantage is that I have the opportunity to same more money and buy more stuff.

The issue I'm facing is that I desperately want to live on my own now and I've encounter nice apartments in my area but I know that if I go now it'll be more difficult to save the money I need to buy a few things, but I feel exhausted and in need of privacy, also I need to relax and find a place that I'd be happy to pay no matter if it doubles the price I was paying before, why? because of my health that I'd like to improve, my privacy and relaxation and I want to find the real person within me.

What should I do, sacrifice a few months more and collect enough money to buy the few stuff or be patience and focus on a nice apartment and my health no matter if I have to wait a few more months to save it since I will have to pay more for an apartment and my studies?

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Answer 1

To move or not to move,that is the question, You can get awfully lonely by yourself. It sounds more as though you need another roomie.

Answer 2

Try working some extra hours at your job or get a second one to make a few extra bucks.  Money troubles solved.

Answer 3

If you do move you must either find a suitable roommate to replace you (and get that changed on the lease) OR give your current roommate all of the rent that you would otherwise owe if you still lived there. It will be expensive!  

In the short term you're probably miserable and feel really confined.  However, you will be just as miserable next month if you moved because you wouldn't have enough money to pay for two places at once.  It sounds like you really just need to talk about keeping things quiet with your roommate - or spend more time at the library.

Answer 4

Do you share a bedroom with your roommate? If so, I can see why you want privacy and relaxation. If you have your own room, I'm sure you can find a way to gain more privacy.

Tell your rommate that for health reasons you need quiet periods of time to relax and meditate. Yes, tell her you want to meditate. Anyone should understand you need complete quiet for that. (It's worth a try.)

The other thing you could try is going to a quiet place and relaxing. It could be the library or a park or a long walk in the fresh air. If you like to swim, that would be a good way to relax.

If it is totally unbearable, figure out ways to economize and cut back on all but bare necessities and get your own place.

It just helps to have more money on hand before you get your own place.

Good luck, Hon. I hope everything works out for you.